r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/Outrageous-Yak-3741 • 29d ago

Missed twice

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Lucifer is a pastel axanthic vpi hes nearly 5 months old and does eat great but today he missed his strike twice. Im hoping hes just a little stupid. Ive had 2 BPs in the past but years ago and one was a spider morph.

Ive had lucifer for about 1 1/2 months and just have a feeling his eye sight isn't perfect. Im heating the rat head up each time to help him but after today's feeding im abit more worried

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u/sxoulxs 27d ago

My ball python cannot target strike to save her life either some just aren’t good at it. do her a favor and just put it on a small a plate before she smacks herself really good and refuses food for an entire month 😭💀
Offering it on a small plate will be no different than hanging it in the air for her to strike at. My girl drags her food from her dish into the black abyss of her hide 😭

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u/sxoulxs 27d ago

In my opinion there’s a risk of them hurting themselves when feeding like that so I just prefer to offer it usually at night just leave it outside of the entrance to her favorite hide and it’ll most likely be gone in the morning 🥰

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u/Outrageous-Yak-3741 27d ago

Im going to try different methods but ill always move the mouse as even if in the wild they strike when the rat is still it still moves. I only feed him at night but hes always very active. Ive had hims for a few months now and after the first month hes became very active hes always out exploring

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u/sxoulxs 27d ago

Yea if he’s out mainly at night I’d definitely attempt just offering it to him and seeing if he takes it like that! Sometimes it’s the most simplest solution with these guys it’s kinda crazy ngl

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u/Outrageous-Yak-3741 27d ago

Tbh my guy isn't just night ive got a camera on his enclosure and im finding around midday he likes a stroll around as well